60NYT > Livestocktopics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/livestock/index.html?rss=1News about Livestock, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usSun 02 Aug 2015 17:32:07 -0400http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comChina Fences In Its Nomads, and an Ancient Life Withershttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/12/world/asia/china-fences-in-its-nomads-and-an-ancient-life-withers.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/12/world/asia/china-fences-in-its-nomads-and-an-ancient-life-withers.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/07/12/world/asia/12NOMADS/12NOMADS-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The Chinese government is in the final stages of a 15-year-old effort to transform millions of pastoralists who once roamed China’s vast borderlands.By ANDREW JACOBSSun, 12 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/12/world/asia/china-fences-in-its-nomads-and-an-ancient-life-withers.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe Power of Hope Is Realhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/21/opinion/nicholas-kristof-the-power-of-hope-is-real.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/21/opinion/nicholas-kristof-the-power-of-hope-is-real.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/11/01/opinion/kristof-circular/kristof-circular-thumbStandard-v2.png" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>A new trial involving 21,000 people in six countries suggests that a cow or a goat and the belief in a better future can significantly impact poverty.By NICHOLAS KRISTOFThu, 21 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/21/opinion/nicholas-kristof-the-power-of-hope-is-real.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssProposed Rule Seeks Details on Antibiotics in Livestockhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/20/us/proposed-rule-seeks-details-on-antibiotics-in-livestock.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssIn a step aimed at tackling the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, the Food and Drug Administration proposed a rule that would require makers of drugs for livestock to detail their antibiotic sales by type of animal.By SABRINA TAVERNISEWed, 20 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/20/us/proposed-rule-seeks-details-on-antibiotics-in-livestock.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssKenya: Dozens Killed in Fighting Tied to Cattle Raidhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/07/world/africa/kenya-dozens-killed-in-fighting-tied-to-cattle-raid.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFifty-four people have been killed in Kenya’s north in fighting that the police say was started by a cattle raid, the Kenya Red Cross said Wednesday.By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSThu, 07 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/07/world/africa/kenya-dozens-killed-in-fighting-tied-to-cattle-raid.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLivestock Farming Is Changing Agriculture on Long Islandhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/nyregion/livestock-farming-is-changing-agriculture-on-long-island.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/nyregion/livestock-farming-is-changing-agriculture-on-long-island.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/05/03/nyregion/03DINELI2/03DINELI2-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Former potato farms on the North Fork are now raising sheep, hogs, chicken and Charolais cattle, delighting supporters of local food and environmental sustainability.By SUSAN M. NOVICKSun, 03 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/nyregion/livestock-farming-is-changing-agriculture-on-long-island.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssDenmark&#8217;s Drug-Free Pigshttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/opinion/denmarks-drug-free-pigs.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/opinion/denmarks-drug-free-pigs.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/04/03/opinion/03Estabrook/03Estabrook-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>American farmers don&#8217;t need all those antibiotics.By BARRY ESTABROOKFri, 03 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/opinion/denmarks-drug-free-pigs.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssNigeria: Herders Kill Scores in Tensions Over Grazing Rightshttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/world/africa/nigeria-herders-kill-scores-in-tensions-over-grazing-rights.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssCattle herders killed 82 people and wounded 25 in a village in central Nigeria over grazing rights, the police said Tuesday.By REUTERSWed, 18 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/world/africa/nigeria-herders-kill-scores-in-tensions-over-grazing-rights.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo Kill a Chickenhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-to-kill-a-chicken.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-to-kill-a-chicken.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/03/15/sunday-review/15KRISTOF/15KRISTOF-thumbStandard.png" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Most Americans don&#8217;t want animals killed for food to suffer needlessly. Yet that&#8217;s exactly what happens to hundreds of thousands of chickens every year.By NICHOLAS KRISTOFSun, 15 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-to-kill-a-chicken.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssStricter Oversight Ordered for Animal Research at Nebraska Centerhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/dining/stricter-oversight-ordered-for-animal-research-at-nebraska-center.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/dining/stricter-oversight-ordered-for-animal-research-at-nebraska-center.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/03/09/dining/09Meat/09Meat-thumbStandard-v5.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Federal officials said that they found no abuse, but that scrutiny is lacking.By MICHAEL MOSSTue, 10 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/dining/stricter-oversight-ordered-for-animal-research-at-nebraska-center.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLawmakers Aim to Protect Farm Animals in U.S. Researchhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/dining/lawmakers-aim-to-protect-farm-animals-in-us-research.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/dining/lawmakers-aim-to-protect-farm-animals-in-us-research.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/02/05/dining/05meat/05meat-thumbStandard-v2.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>A new bill responds to accounts of mistreatment of farm animals used in federal experiments to help the meat industry.By MICHAEL MOSSThu, 05 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/dining/lawmakers-aim-to-protect-farm-animals-in-us-research.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss